microsatellite
"microsatellite" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“microsatellite” is uncommon English (frequency #88,611 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,611
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A miniature satellite.
Corpus desk
Index EN-microsatellite · microsatellite · English
microsatellite · rank #88,611 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,611
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 36,575
- PHOTO-FINISH microfiche
Nearest frequency peer: microfiche (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “microsatellite”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Merryweather
Merryweather
11,396 corpus weight
- microeconom…
microeconomic
11,392 corpus weight
- microfiche
microfiche
11,391 corpus weight
- microsatell…
microsatellite
11,390 corpus weight
- mindfuck
mindfuck
11,387 corpus weight
- misapprehen…
misapprehension
11,385 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “microsatellite” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | microsatellite |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #88,611 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “microsatellite” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
microsatellite is uncommon English at frequency #88,611 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for microsatellite in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From micro- + satellite. The correct English form is microsatellite, spelled M-I-C-R-O-S-A-T-E-L-L-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1A miniature satellite.
- 2Any of a group of polymorphic loci in DNA that consist of repeat units of just a few base pairs.
- 3An artificial satellite between 10 and 100 kilograms in mass.
Etymology
From micro- + satellite.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "microsatellite", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.